Vehicle.



G. ROSSI.

VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-27,1915.

Patented Feb. 1, 1916.

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THE COLUMBIA PLAI IOURAPH co WASHINGTON, D. c.

G. ROSSI.

VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-27119151 Llmfifi-L Patented Feb. 1, 1916.

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THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH (10., WASHINGTON, D. C.

VEHICLE.

APPUCATION FILED JAN-27,1915.

Patented Feb. 1, 1916.

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THE COLUMBIA PLAlfIO GRAPH 50.. WASHINGTON, n. c.

UNTTEM %AT@ G-IAGINTO ROSSI, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

VEHICLE.

Application filed January 27, 1915.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GIAcInTo Rossr, a subject of the King of Italy, (having declared my intention of becoming a citizen of the United States,) residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

Une object of my invention is to provide a coal or similar wagon which may be quickly and easily operated to discharge its load, and which shall be particularly available for use in crowded or narrow streets: the arrangement of parts being such that the wagon is capable of delivering its load at different angles without requiring that the wheels shall be in any specific position.

Tl e above object and other advantageous ends I attain as hereinafter set forth, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which Figures 1 and 2 are respectively a side elevation and a plan of my invention; Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line aa Fig. 2; and Fig. 2 is a detached perspective view of certain elements of my invention.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is the supporting frame which is provided with wheels 2 and has platforms 3 and 4 positioned respectively at its front and rear ends for the support of the wagon body 5. A. sleeve or tube 6 extending across the bottom of the body 5 and secured thereto by cleats 7, is designed to form a pivotal bearing for two cylindrical rods 8 each having at its outer end a nut 9 at the side of said body.

The frame 1 carries a turn-table for permitting the body 5 to turn in a horizontal plane and it consists primarily of two contacting metallic rings 13 and 28 of which the latter is secured by suitable means to said frame. These rings are respectively provided with cross braces 23 and 27 having central bearings provided with openings for the reception of a king pin 30 which serves as a pivot for the ring 13. The adjacent faces of these center bearings have annular grooves 24 and 26 which jointly form a race for antifriction balls 29.

To lift the body portion 5, I provide two vertically arranged screws 10 which respectively engage the nuts 9 and have their lower ends rotatably mounted in recesses 15 of blocks it on the ring 13, while their upper ends are j ournaled in cap plates 11 on stand Specification of Letters Patent.

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ards 12 also mounted on the ring 13. The screws 10 have fixed to their lower ends bevel gears 16 which mesh with gears 17 fixed to a shaft 18 rotatably mounted in the bearing blocks 14:. The outer end of the shaft 18 has also fixed to it a spur gear 19 which meshes with a gear 20 fixed to a short spindle rotatably mounted in an auxiliary frame 21 supported by one of said standards 12. A handle 22 is operatively connected to the gear 20 through its supporting shaft and through the gears 20, 19, 17 and 16 the screws 10 may be caused to turn, thereby also causing vertical movement of the nuts 9 and body portion 5 which may thus be both raised and lowered by turning the handle 22 in opposite directions.

The body portion 5 has a chute 31 suspended therefrom by hangers 32 and so arranged as to be rearwardly slidable longitudinally from under the body portion into a position directly under a short chute 33 which projects in the well known manner from an opening in the rear of the wagon. Said opening is normally closed by a gate 3% operative by a hand lever 35 of suitable construction. The portion of the body 5 to the rear of the shaft 18 is preferably longer and consequently heavier than the remainder so that if the handle 22 be turned to raise the body, the forward portion thereof will be raised while the rear portion will be partially supported on its platform 4:; the rods 8 serving as a pivot to permit of this movement.

To cause the rear portion of the body 5 to be raised, a chain 36 is secured to the forward portion and to the lower part of one of the standards 12 while a second chain 37 is secured to the rear of the body and to the bottom portion of the other side of said standard 12 (see Fig. 1). Both of these chains are normally slack and will permit the raising of the forward end of the body portion to a height dependent upon the amount of slack in the chain 36. lVhen the body portion has been raised to this height the combined tension of said chain 36 and the weight of the forward part of the body portion 5 will be greater than and over-come the Weight of the rear portion thereof so that the continued movement of the handle 22 and screws 10 will raise said rear end. By reason of this construction and the resulting method of operation the labor required for raising the body is reduced to a minimum, and after it has been raised to the desired height it may be discharged either directly from the chute 38 or through the combined chutes 31 and 32.

The body portion 5, when raised to a position to clear the rear wheels 2, may be turned bodily at an angle to its original position as shown in dot-and-dash lines in Fig. 2 or into any position between this latter position and its normal position, thus avoiding the necessity of backing the wagon into a position with its rear wheels against the curb as has hitherto been necessary in order to discharge coal from the wagon directly into a cellar or similar receptacle. The turning of the body portion on the turntable is facilitated by the coaction of the rings 13 and 2S and the ballbearings 29 so that with a wagon made in accordance with my invention comparatively heavy loads may be easily turned.

It will thus be noted that by my invention the body portion of the wagon is provided with two pivot bearings, z. 0., the rods 8 which extend within the sleeve 6 to permit a pivotal movement in a vertical plane and the rings 13, 28 and pin 30 which permit a. pivotal movement in a horizontal plane. Moreever the construction and arrangement of the screws 10 and their cooperating elements is such that but little power is required to raise the body portion to any height desired; it being noted that the operation of the nuts 9 results in the equal raising of both sides of the body portion 5.

While I have shown the chains 36 and 37 on one side only of the body portion 5 it will be noted that if desired similar chains may be placed on both sides thereof.

I claim I V 1. An improved dumping wagon comprising a supporting frame; a body portion; a turn-table between the body portion and frame; screws carried by the turn-table; a sleeve mounted across said body portion; transverse axially alined rods independently mounted for combined sliding and rotary movement in said sleeve; nuts on the outer ends of said rods respectively engaging the screws; and means for turning said screws to raise said nuts with the body portion.

2. The combination of a supporting frame; vertically extending screws mounted thereon; means for turning said screws; nuts on the screws each having a projecting rod, said rods being unconnected with each other and axially alined and independently rotatable; a wagon body; with a sleeve extending transversely thereof and providing a pivotal bearing for the rods connected to the nuts.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GIACINTO ROSSI.

Witnesses:

AUGUSTUS B. Corrns, WM. A. BARR.

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